IRVING, TX-Hanson Aggregates, a longtime tenant at 8505 Freeport Parkway, will take over a full four floors in mid-March under a 10-year lease struck as a consolidation site for back-office functions nationwide. The ink's dry and the deal-makers get to talk.

MT. LAUREL, NJ-MedQuist has signed a lease for two-thirds of the new class A building, which is being developed at Bishops Gate Corporate Center by Brandywine Realty Trust.

CHICAGO-The 22 units at 5050 S. St. Lawrence Ave., ranging from $199,000 for a one-bedroom to $425,900 for a four-bedroom, will be accessible to handicapped residents. The $7-million project is near Provident Hospital as well as the park.

PONTIAC, MI-The short-term future of the Pontiac Silverdome--the former home of the Detroit Lions--is in doubt, due to declining revenue and $1.7-million budget shortfall.